Special session looms to replace huge Arizona tax cuts

(KYMA, KECY/ AP News) - Talks among Arizona Republican lawmakers who want to sidestep a voter referendum that has blocked the nearly $2 billion income tax they passed last year, are heating up.

And now a special session to repeal and replace the tax cuts could be called at any time...but gop house and senate leaders must line up the support of all their members before a special session is actually called by the governor.

Minority democrats oppose this and claim it is a step to undermine arizona voters and prohibit them from voting against doug ducey's 2 billion dollar tax cut for arizona’s wealthiest.

Gop lawmakers first floated the repeal and replace plan in December and one roadblock to the plan was removed last week when a judge permanently blocked a tax increase on the wealthy passed by the state’s voters in 2020.

The tax cuts would mainly benefit the wealthy as higher earning taxpayers would ultimately save more money than an average earning arizonan.